Welcome you to the 2015-2016 school
year. My name is Ms. Alexander, and I am your child’s case manager and possibly
one of their teachers. This year I am
assigned to, and will be working with the 7th grade Western
Collegiate Team. This is not a new team assignment for me this is my fourth year
with this team and my eleventh year at Central. Although I was not born in the
United States I have been living here since 1992. I earned my Bachelor’s degree
in Special Education from Barat College in Lake Forest and later two master
degrees from other education institutions in education. It is important that you know, to ensure
success for all, I need you to be involved in your child’s education. This will
be in the form of, but not limited to homework checks, attending parent conferences,
returning phone calls and talking to your child about school, what they are
learning and how you can help them be successful. Your child has been
introduced to “Schoology” which gives them access to their classes,
assignments, and grades. Schoology is located on ZCMS internet web page, right
side under the “S.” Parents are also given a username and password from the
Student Services office that provides them their own username and password to
access their child’s assignments and grades. I strongly encourage you to check
it regularly. Due to this online accessibility I will only be sending home
reports every three weeks with your child’s grade in each subject; comments
about their behavior; a list of any missing assignments, and any comments from
the teacher. If you need to contact me I can be reached at 847-379-0282, you can also reach me through the main number 847-746-1431 ext. 0282.

Who
the message is for (staff name).

Who
is calling (your name).

The
full name of the student.

Phone
number and best time to contact you.

Briefly
state why you are calling so that if I need to find the answer I can do so
before returning your call.

You can also email me at balexander@zion6.org. Please
know that email is my preference because I Change rooms all day. Email is the best way to contact me.Please allow at least one business day or 24
hours for me to return your call. Once again welcome, I look forward to working
with you and to a fantastic year.